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Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« on: June 24, 2021, 04:28:50 pm »
Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’

Hannah Bleau 24 Jun 2021

The far-left group FWD.us believes it is time to remove the words “felon” and “offender” from criminal justice vocabulary, contending the terms “bias the public against criminal justice reform and make more freedom less possible.”

The organization, which claims “our harmful immigration and criminal justice systems have locked too many people out from the American dream,” released a research report about what Felicity Rose, Director of Research and Policy for Criminal Justice Reform, described as the “importance of #PeopleFirst language when referring to people involved in the CJ system.”

“New public opinion research shows that labels like ‘felon’ and ‘offender’ are not neutral and bias news consumers against reform,” she claimed:


https://twitter.com/felicityrose/status/1407741107300044802

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Re: Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2021, 07:37:30 pm »
So, will lefty "journalists" knuckle under to placate the bullies? Or have they realized that won't work? My guess is that they'll knuckle under.
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Re: Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2021, 07:59:58 pm »
Why don't we just start referring to them as "Democrats" instead?
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Re: Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2021, 09:54:35 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on June 24, 2021, 07:59:58 pm
Why don't we just start referring to them as "Democrats" instead?
Ha. Beat me to it.  :laugh:
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Re: Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2021, 09:55:03 pm »
We've had "person of interest" instead of suspect for a number of years now. What common language usage will leftists try to change next?
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Re: Leftists Demand Journalists Stop Calling Criminals ‘Felon’ and ‘Offender’
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2021, 09:56:39 pm »
I have always preferred the term "Convict"   Covers all the bases.
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